P-51B gonculator for sale/trade

[bdk]

What is this instrument? Contactor????

http://www.barnstormers.com/listing.php?mode=usersearch&user=82105&PHPSESSID=c3d93aef6040151bf82cf96a2ce710d4



P-51B/C CONTACTOR • ACCEPTING OFFERS • I have a Contactor instrument for the P-51B/C Mustang and I would like to make a financial deal with someone who is interested in acquiring this instrument. Excellent condition but I have not checked it. The deal is this. These instruments are very hard to find and they are expensive. What I want to do is find someone who will fund me enough money to repair my somewhat rundown FEMA house in exchange for this Contactor, but I want that person to fund my repair efforts in a manner that can be deducted from his income taxes. If you are interested please contact me. Thank you, Tom

And then maybe someone can explain to me his business proposition...?

[M MAKI]

I saw this on Barnstormers today and have been thinking about it ever since. If you take it at face value this is someone in need.
Not sure about the contactor.

[cg51]

Yea right, scammer

[bdk]

Yeah, sounds like he's asking someone else to violate some accounting principles all right. But what's a contactor?

[SHAEF1944]

The Contactor Units were the first IFF (identification friend or foe) manufactured after the outbreak of WWII and were installed exclusively in fighter aircraft. They use a precision 11-jewel balance platform which controls a precision timing device that connects into the radio of the aircraft. When engaged, the contactor would "key" the radio of the aircraft for a precise period of time that would identify them as "friendly" to ground stations.

BC-608 is the nomenclature, snagged this picture from an E"place" auction from about a year ago. This beautiful example went for 62 bucks, so I hope the guy only needs like a FEMA mailbox or something.

[SHAEF1944]

By the way, for the Spitfire fans, click link below and scroll down about 1/3 for a Brit contactor unit for only 120 Pounds.

http://www.spitfirespares.com/SpitfireS ... ents3.html